Service collaboration and hospital cost performance: Direct and moderating effects

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1250-1258

  Proenca, E Jose ^a   Rosko, Michael D ^a   Dismuke, Clara E ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Hospital cost; Networks; Systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTSOURCED SERVICES;

EID: 29444435875     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000185712.69495.ed     Document Type: Article

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